south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo

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South-central Democratic Republic of the Congo is a region of the country known for being a major cultural and linguistic center, particularly associated with the Tshiluba-speaking population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
associatedEthnolinguisticGroup Luba people
linked to: Luba-Kasai people
associatedLanguage Tshiluba
colonialHistory was part of the Belgian Congo
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
culturalRegionFor Tshiluba-speaking population
dominantBantuLanguage Tshiluba
economicActivity artisanal mining
subsistence agriculture
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Luba-Kasai people
hasPopulationCharacteristic large Tshiluba-speaking population
hasReligion Christianity
traditional African religions
hasSubdivision Kasai Province
linked to: Kasai region

Kasai region
Kasai-Central Province
Kasai-Occidental (former province)
Kasai-Oriental (former province)
Kasai-Oriental Province
Lomami Province
Sankuru Province
historicallyAssociatedWith Luba Kingdom
knownFor being a major cultural center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
being a major linguistic center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
languageFamilyOfMajorLanguage Bantu languages
locatedIn Central Africa
sub-Saharan Africa
linked to: Sub-Saharan Africa
majorLanguageSpoken Tshiluba
partOf Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kasai cultural area
linked to: Kasai region
timeZone Central Africa Time
utcOffset +2

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Tshiluba primaryRegion south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tanganyika locatedIn Haut-Katanga–Tanganyika region of DR Congo
linked to: south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ciluba regionOfOrigin south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo